When oil is mentioned people immediately think of grease, they do not think of the supernuorishing lipids or the vitamins in it. Using hair oils before colouring, toning, perming hair is a good way to invite the amino nutrients and vitamins in the oil into the hair cuticle thus not only nuorishing the hair but also giving it extra shine and strenght. Oils are also good to use when on holiday for extra gliding and slippage when in the water to prevent the salt from drying out the hair or turning it into a tangled mess! Oil are good for oil rinsing in the summer after you have enjoyed your sun bathing and sea water playing, instead of using excessive washing to further dry out your hair you can oil rinse your hair(does not mean leave grease in your hair!). Leave small amounts of hair oil in your hair to stay the whole day while you go about your business in the sun, this will coat your hair, protect it and nuorish.
Anyone who knows about India and Latin America will know that oils are a big part in many places to feed hair and give it strenght, even help it to grow. An old practise like Ayurveda has always stressed the benefit of oils, herbs and phytonutrient, Latin Americans have always used hair oils, Africans and Arabs have used treatment based on oils, middle easterns, everyone! A country like India supplies the hair industry with over 60% of hair extensions worldwide and their hair is lovely! Latin america is beginning to supply more and more hair industries with hair as well as reputable and high end products like real brazilian and peruvian hair and the ojon palm nut butters and powders! The benefits of cocnut oil, African shea butter and Argan oil has been raved about by all races for their amazing benefits.So this summer when you read articles that tell you the sun is the enemy of hair and salt water will make your hair frizzy and dry, just tell them no it is not, all you are being told is simply to extra nuorish and moisturize your hair.
Note>: I wrote this piece with the hope that who reads it actually knows how to apply hair oils so please do not overload your hair and skin and go sit under the sun for 8hours!
My recomended hair oils and butters
1) Ase naturals:
-feed and glow hair oil
-shea souffle
-oliho’
-daily silk
2) Shea butter or shea butter blends-shea butter is a natural sunscreen and amazing for preventing split ends
3) Argan oil
4) Palm nut butter or oil(cosmetic grade )
5) Jojoba oil
6) Grapeseed oil
7) Olive oil
8) Avocado oil
9) Kukui nut oil
10)Raw shea butter or shea oil-good for fly aways and split ends
Above is simply a recomendation of what nature gives: below are products I have used and loved;
Ojon
Aveda
Pravana
Leonor greyl
Carol’s daughter
An extra tip; a good diet and some yoga helps...............
Locs and dreadz
Hair oils! hair oils! hair oils! phytonutrients and oil rinsing. Stay away from products that will cause build ups! My clients can receive hair oils mentioned above.
also
evening primrose
aloe gels and oils
coconut waxes
olive and honey blends
Note: if you are going to use almond oil, do not leave in for too long as it has the tendency to go rancid quite quickly.
when I have the time, I will go through essential oils, extracts and hair spritzes
